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Re:American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing by stanzeo on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @10:31AM (#48992867)
Because the business model for governments is difficult. Income are mostly taxes, so you have to be able to explain constantly why it is a good idea to keep on spending budget on that funding.
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Re:American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing by mbgerring on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @01:29PM (#48995443)
If AI optimists are correct, and AI can increase productivity across the board, tax revenues go up. Not rocket science.
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Re:American AI is locked down and proprietary. It's losing by KerrAvon on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @03:53PM (#48997355)
Governments don't have a business model. They don't need to make a profit. (Also, debt doesn't work the same way for the federal government that it does for a business or even a US state.)

see, for just one take on this, https://www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/why-federally-funded-resear...

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